Travelers & VPN

Planning on a trip to an exotic destination that has yet to be tainted by your own eyes? Good luck on finding one fella. However in the age of globalization, the world has become more accessible and undeniably more connected at least in technological terms. We have every corner of the planet in our fingertips now with the widespread use of the internet. You probably lived in a hollow underground cave if you happen to have no idea about it.

When surfing, you would want to be anonymous if you’re being attacked by those humans who turned out to be identity thieves. Such annoyance. As these internet threats increase frequently, more people demand for anonymity. That is the birth of VPN.

There are all sorts of dangers lurking on the internet, and most people forget about these “man-in-the-middle attacks” that occur when you’re surfing in a cafe, airport or anywhere there’s Wi-Fi. For those who love to travel, frequently visiting other countries, you must know that you are taking a risk each and every time you connect to the internet. Especially when there is a public Wi-Fi areas. Of course it is very tempting because boredom could kill you. But you must know that connecting to public hot spots will open yourself to all vulnerabilities. These Wi-Fi areas do not have any security.

So everything that you open, every page you visit, everything you send and receive from someone else can be hacked by those in the area. Even if you use the internet provided service by the hotel you are staying in while travelling, you are still susceptible to threats as the network is being also accessed by everyone in the area. Remember that those who commit cybercrime often use those areas, as well as those areas which they know travelers will be, to access the internet as a way to come across more victims.

The only option left for you is to protect yourself. And that would be possible with VPN.

Virtual Private Network (VPN) extends a private network, such as the internet. It enables a computer of Wi-Fi-enabled device to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if it were directly connected to the private network, while benefiting from the functionality, security and management policies of the private network.

A VPN is created by establishing a virtual point-to-point connection through the use of dedicated connections, virtual tunneling protocols, or traffic encryptions. Aside from protecting your data from those identity thieves, it also protects the web traffic itself. Just think of it as a guardian tunnel going directly from your computer to the VPN server. Nobody can tell where that traffic came from because it’s protected.

Therefore, your pc can never be implicated in any sort of attack. How does VPN do that? It will switch your IP address with another one, so it’s like your address or your location has been falsified. Another great benefit is you get protection while surfing in a wireless network or a hotspot.